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Why am i having pain between shoulder blades when lying down?

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Dr. Hashmat Rajput answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Pain: Pain between shoulder blades can be muscle, fascia, tendon, vertebra, disc, pinched nerve, tumor, gerd, heart, aneurysm and etc.. Please see your doctor and have thorough examination and diagnostic tests. Thanks.

Dr Duchicela and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/22/2014

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